Chapter 7 7. The former Sichuan Xuezheng pleaded for the elders of Sichuan

For the convenience of talking, Zhang Zhidong took He Ran and Huang Qixiang to live in his home, and squeezed into the small guest room with Yang Rui at night.Zhang Zhidong talked with them for three days.The three Sichuan middle school students narrated in detail the grievances of the Dongxiang case to their highly respected former Xuetai adults, and narrated the resentment of the farmers in Dongxiang and the grievances of the gentry in the provincial capital after the court's improper handling of the case.He also said that if it is not dealt with fairly this time, people in Sichuan will not be able to settle down, and the consequences will be unpredictable.Both He Ran and Huang Qixiang had relatives who died in this case. The pain made them even more emotional. When they talked about their sadness, they even cried and burst into tears.Zhang Zhidong's heart was very heavy.Mrs. Wang occasionally sat on the sidelines and listened, and the suffering of the people often made her cry.

A few days ago, He Ran and Huang Qixiang moved out of Zhang's mansion and still lived in the place where they lived. Together with Yang Rui, they moved around the capital and reported Dongxiang's unjust case to the officialdom in order to gain more people's sympathy and support.Zhang Zhidong was thinking hard in his study how to write this memorial. This is a tricky memorial, and there are many tricky things. First, it wants to overturn an old case that has been settled for five years.If the case is overturned, it means that the original judgment was wrong, and many people will be involved: both from the imperial court and from Sichuan.As for the imperial court, the officials of the Ministry of Officials and the Metropolitan Procuratorate who handled the case are still in their original positions. Will they admit their mistakes?In Sichuan, although Wen Ge, the governor at the time, was dismissed from his post, he was transferred to Gansu as a vassal within two years.It is said that this person is the most popular and has the most connections.Get it on his head, will it end well in the future?

Secondly, the tricky thing is to deny the review of Encheng and Tonghua last year.Undoubtedly, this will not only offend the two senior officials in the court, but also offend Ding Baozhen.En Cheng and Tong Hua are seniors with senior qualifications and wide wings.Especially En Cheng, who is a serious yellow belt. It is said that during the changes in Xin Younian, this old man was still a minister of merit, and even Cixi never lost his temper with him.Such a person offended, throwing a small shoe for you to wear in the future, can you bear it?And that Ding Baozhen is indeed not a mediocre person, Zhang Zhidong has three parts respect for him, but also three parts fear.He even dared to arrest and kill An Dehai, if he turned against him, would he give up with you?

Third, this is another case of anti-grain.Since ancient times, it has been the bounden duty of the common people to pay the grain and pay the tax.Without food for the common people, what would the court eat?What does the government eat?What does Eight Banners Green Camp eat?Can the country survive without food and taxes?Since Pangu opened the world, which dynasty and generation have not regarded the collection of food and taxes from the people as a top priority!Similarly, the common people's resistance to food and tax was also suppressed as the top case.Resisting food, what a terrible crime!Gathering people to fight against food and make trouble is like rebellion. Suppression and crusade are taken for granted.The purpose of killing one and suppressing Dongxiang is to stabilize the whole of Sichuan and even the whole country.This truth is obvious, Ding Baozhen's words are not wrong, and Zhang Zhidong, who is the official of the imperial court, also knows the relationship.

So, the case of Dongxiang should not be overturned?Or do you leave it alone and let others do it? Zhang Zhidong paced back and forth in the study slowly with his hands behind his back.The tremella soup brought by the madam has been on the desk for a long time, and he didn't have the mood to take a sip.He was anxious, his heart was restless, and his mind was full of thoughts, which were difficult to sort out like a mess. "No, I can't!" Zhang Zhidong suddenly yelled in his heart like crazy.The "people-oriented" thought of Confucian believers, the duties and missions of officials and historians, the moral responsibility of his predecessors who studied politics, and the conscience of a hot-blooded man, all of these warned him and urged him to never stand idly by, never be indifferent, and must not be overwhelmed by reason. Personal gains and losses and give up human justice!

Zhang Zhidong stopped pacing, resolutely sat down in front of the desk, swallowed the cold white fungus soup in one gulp, determined to plead for the wrongdoers in Dongxiang without hesitation. He rested his chin in meditation. The key to Dongxiang's case is attributes.If it is gathering crowds to fight against food and make trouble, then sending troops to suppress it is not a big mistake, the mistake is only killing too many people.Apparently, the decision in the first year of Guangxu’s reign was too light on the parties concerned, and the reason why the original verdict was maintained in the retrial in the fourth year of Guangxu’s reign were all based on this understanding.

But that wasn't the case. In the spring of the second year after the incident, Zhang Zhidong went to Suiding Prefecture to take an examination to give birth to children, and Dongxiang County was under the jurisdiction of Suiding Prefecture.During the exam, more than a dozen test papers did not answer according to the questions, but told Xuetai about Dongxiang's grievances.Zhang Zhidong was convinced that there must be serious grievances in this case, otherwise Shengtong would not have committed such violations.Out of sympathy, Zhang Zhidong did not reprimand these raw children; due to his status, he did not tell Futai and the two divisions about the matter.He only hoped that the imperial court would handle it impartially, so that people would be at ease soon.These days, after listening to the narrations of Yang Rui, He Ran and others, he has more confidence in his heart. This case is not a riot against grain, but dissatisfaction with the harsh government.

Zhang Zhidong, who has studied politics in Sichuan for three years, has a deep understanding of the harsh extortion of officials in central Sichuan.Yes, now take this opportunity to avenge the grievances of the people of Dongxiang, and report the truth about taxation in Sichuan to the Queen Mother and the Emperor.He picked up the pen and wrote down everything he knew—— Taxation in Sichuan is different from other provinces.In the middle of Xianfeng period, the army's salary was in short supply. The ministers of the DPRK and China agreed that Sichuan should add subsidies in addition to money and food.The so-called subsidy is apportioned according to the grain. If one tael is paid, an extra tael will be collected.In the last years of Xianfeng, it was discussed that donations should be added to the allowance.The so-called donation is also apportioned according to food.Of the 160 prefectures and counties in Sichuan Province, except for the twenty-odd most impoverished prefectures and counties, all other prefectures and counties are dispatched, either once a year, or three times every two years, all decided by the feudal officials.For those who have five or six thousand gold in each county, donations will be distributed to more than ten thousand gold.And all of these are just the official payment for the payment of the Ministry of Finance, and the consumption and shipping costs at the state and county levels are not included.Not only these, there are many miscellaneous factions in Sichuan Province, among which the most miscellaneous factions are bureaus with various names, such as Huma Bureau, Sanfei Bureau, etc. The expenses of the members of these bureaus are all collected from the people.When all kinds of miscellaneous fees are added up, farmers pay more money and grain than the regular payment, ranging from ten times as much to five or six times less.What is even more hateful is that the officials in Sichuan Province also stipulated that farmers must pay miscellaneous expenses first and then pay the regular payment, and the government will issue strings of invoices after everything is cleared.If you do not pay miscellaneous fees, even if you have paid the correct amount, you will not be issued a serial invoice.If there is no string of tickets, the government may arrest them as unpaid money and food.This method of officials in Sichuan Province can be described as vicious.

Donations from other provinces are only made occasionally, even if there are Le factions, they only add to the wealth. However, the amount of donations from Sichuan Province has always been determined by the vassal secretary and collected according to the text.The Dongxiang peasants mentioned in the previous reports added five hundred cash for every tael of Yu Zhengfu, not to donate to the rich, but to each head; it was not to increase wealth for the country, but to the state and county. Governments at all levels of the government use it to benefit themselves.The anger of the villagers in Dongxiang is directed at this point.

In addition, since the eighth year of Tongzhi, Dongxiang has collected tens of thousands of silver from the villagers in six or seven years, but the county government has never released a paper to the villagers.It is reasonable for the villagers to ask for the list of accounts to be published, and it is not excessive.The villagers in Dongxiang resented the increase of taxes and demanded to settle the accounts. The combination of these two incidents was falsely accused by the county magistrate Sun Dingyang of gathering crowds to fight against grain and riots, and troops were sent to suppress it, resulting in a massacre.

After Zhang Zhidong finished writing this passage, he put down his pen and let out a long breath.This breath has been held back for many years. When he was working as a student in Sichuan, seeing the people in Sichuan complaining about the government's extortion and extortion, he held back his breath, and he has never had the opportunity to vomit this breath since he returned to the capital for several years.Now, using Dongxiang's case to publish this memorial, it not only found a basis for Dongxiang's reversal of the case, but also spoke for the people of Sichuan, and released the sulking for many years.My own salary is called the imperial court, but the imperial court does not farm and weave cloth, isn't it all the blood and sweat of the people?Therefore, it is only natural for an official to be the master for the people.As a speech officer, pleading for orders for the people is exactly what I do.Today's memorial is a veritable masterpiece of eloquence.Thinking of this, Zhang Zhidong became quite excited. "Yixian!" He suddenly called out his wife's name loudly. Mrs. Wang was playing with Chunlan's daughter in the East Wing, when she suddenly heard her husband call her boudoir name, she was very surprised, and Chunlan was also surprised.Usually, Zhang Zhidong doesn't call his wife by name, and he never addresses his wife when he speaks in front of his wife, and uses the word "Madam" instead when speaking to his servants.What's wrong?Mrs. Wang ran out of the East Wing in a hurry, and Chunlan led the young lady and followed behind. "What's the matter, fourth master!" Before stepping on the threshold, Mrs. Wang asked out of breath.After stepping through the door, she saw her husband standing by the desk with a smug expression on his face. "You tell Chunlan to make dumplings for lunch today!" "What's the happy event?" Seeing that her husband was happy, Mrs. Wang also laughed happily. In the past few days, Zhang Zhidong was worried about Dongxiang's affairs, and he didn't think about eating or drinking.Mrs. Wang saw it in her eyes and felt pain in her heart, but he knew her husband's temper and didn't dare to ask more questions.Although Zhang Zhidong grew up in Guizhou, his family has always maintained the living habits of northerners. He often eats pasta, and during festivals, or when guests from the north come, he makes dumplings as a sign of solemnity.Zhang Zhidong inherited this family tradition, and when there were festive occasions, he arranged for dumplings to be made at home.Mrs. Wang, Dagen, and Chunlan are all from the north, and when they heard about making dumplings, they were filled with joy. Zhang Zhidong said to his wife: "I, Zhang, have been studying politics for three years and April, and I always feel that I owe a lot to the elders in Shuzhong. Today I finally repaid a little, so let me congratulate myself first." Seeing the heartfelt smile on her husband's face, Mrs. Wang was very pleased.She hurriedly asked Dagen to go to the street to cut meat and buy leeks, and then took Chunlan to cook herself. Zhang Zhidong continued to conceive of his memorial. Dongxiang villagers did not make unreasonable troubles, but were killed so brutally. This is an unjust case.The unjust case is not cleared, and the people are not convinced.People's hearts, people's hearts, Zhang Zhidong's heart suddenly became heavy when he thought of this. Zhang Zhidong, who grew up in Xingyi Mansion in his childhood and youth, often saw with his own eyes the scenes of poverty-stricken Guizhou villagers living on the streets, fleeing famine and begging for food.Throughout the year, hundreds of people died of starvation just outside the magistrate's yamen.The Miao people in the counties under Xingyi Prefecture often made troubles. As the magistrate, his father suppressed them and sympathized with them. He said to his family at the dinner table: "The Miao people have no food, no clothes, and suffer. They are forced to make troubles." .” The father’s sighs were deeply imprinted in Zhang Zhidong’s young mind. When I was young, I went back to my hometown in Zhili to participate in the provincial examination, and then went to the governor's office in Henan to work as an aide. Later, I went to Zhejiang, Hubei, and Sichuan. , less wealthy and well-off; more floating people, less people living and working in peace and contentment;It is really a loosening of the foundation of the country, and the hearts of the people are worrying! As an official of the Zhan Shifu in the Qing Dynasty, it is only natural that he should use the typical example of the Dongxiang case to point out the importance of the word "people's heart" to the queen mother and the emperor. This is really a top priority for the long-term stability of the Qing Dynasty. The greatest loyalty of the Qing courtiers to the court.Thinking of this, Zhang Zhidong raised his pen awe-inspiringly and continued to write.His rich education and extraordinary memorization ability have made him very handy in citing scriptures, and he has both ways—— Next, Zhang Zhidong cited Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, Daoguang and other dynasties' prudent handling of several major cases.Because of punishing corrupt officials, he won the hearts of the people and left a good reputation in the annals of history.These precedents should be used as a reference for handling the Dongxiang unjust case this time.In the end, Zhang Zhidong poured out his heart and soul, and concluded the memorial: After putting down his pen, Zhang Zhidong realized that he was hungry, and shouted "Let's eat" out the window.Mrs. Wang walked over to her husband with a smile and told her husband that the whole family had delayed lunch for an hour in order to wait for him to eat dumplings. After eating, Zhang Zhidong took a walk in the small courtyard, his mind still not freed from the Dongxiang case.The massacre of more than 400 lives in Dongxiang was completely man-made. The county magistrate Sun Dingyang and the admiral Li Youheng bear the main responsibility. Not killing these two people will not be enough for the people to be angry, nor will it be able to clear up this unjust case. the goal of.The memorial in the morning has not had time to talk about this point, but this reflects the request of the people of Sichuan Province and must be heard by the heavens and asked for approval by the imperial decree.Therefore, it is necessary to attach another piece. Zhang Zhidong hurriedly finished his walk, went into the study, and picked up his pen again.Just as I was about to write, another aspect of the Dongxiang case suddenly came to my mind.And this is precisely the fact that in the past few years, no matter whether the case was finalized or reviewed, it has been ignored by all parties.Zhang Zhidong heard about it when he was in Sichuan, and Yang Rui, He Ran, and Huang Qixiang also mentioned it two days ago.It turned out that there was such a process before the case happened. In the spring of the first year of Guangxu, a feeling of dissatisfaction with the tyrannical government began to spread among the peasants in the four townships of Dongxiang County, which might lead to troubles.When Yi Yinzhi, the magistrate of Suiding Prefecture, learned of this situation, he immediately instructed the county magistrate Sun Dingyang to go to the countryside to investigate the truth, and advocated to reduce the extortion.Alleviate public grievances.Sun Dingyang refused to implement it, and instead asked Chuanbei Town to send troops to suppress it.Yi Yinzhi sent people to fly to Chuanbei Town to stop him from sending troops.Zhu Shifen, the magistrate of Taiping County, was also sent to Dongxiang.Zhu Shifen negotiated peace with the peasants of the four townships, and signed a pledge to abide by the terms agreed upon jointly.People's sentiments in Dongxiang have eased.Unexpectedly, Sun Dingyang reported Yi and Zhu to the provincial capital.So Governor Wen Ge sent the general Xie Siyou to lead the troops to Dongxiang.After Xie Siyou arrived in Dongxiang, he knew that the peasants were not rebellious, so he implemented a strategy of appeasement.Later, Yi, Zhu, and Xie were all impeached, and it was the admiral Li Youheng and the county magistrate Sun Dingyang who caused the catastrophe. Zhang Zhidong believes that this painful lesson should give people a major enlightenment, that is, officials with local responsibilities must always pay attention to the people's sentiments, and should stop incidents in their infancy.In this way, major changes that are difficult to deal with are less likely to occur.If the matter of Dongxiang is done according to Yi Yinzhi's method and the donation is reduced early, it will not get worse.In addition, the same thing, handled in different ways, will also lead to completely different results.If you follow Zhu Shifen's way, make an appointment with the villagers, and each abide by it, then the dispute will be resolved peacefully.If Xie Siyou's method is used to appease the troublemaker, the resentment can be eliminated and the incident will not be stirred up.It's a pity that the three knowledgeable officials were squeezed out by ignorant mediocre officials. Zhang Zhidong thought that this process must be reported to the imperial court, and the three good officials who were unfairly impeached because of their outstanding insight in the Dongxiang Incident must be commended.This is an excellent education for officials at all levels in the provinces. From the perspective of improving their ability to handle affairs and rectifying the administration of officials, it may be more important than rehabilitating an unjust case in Dongxiang. Zhang Zhidong picked up his pen and proposed a title for the attached film, "Chen Ming handles each member's scene at the beginning of a serious case", and then he wrote quickly, drafting out his own understanding in a hurry. During the time when the lamp was in hand, Yang Rui returned to Zhang's mansion in a hurry, and reported to the teacher the situation of going out for two days. In the past two days, Yang Rui visited a Sichuan censor, two Sichuan cabinet secretaries, and under the guidance of a Sichuan secretary, he visited a Sichuan household servant.These officials all sympathized with Dongxiang's unjust case, but since the original verdict was still upheld in the retrial, they all thought it would be a tricky matter to turn it over. "Master Xiang, how can we not be in a hurry, we can't live in Beijing for a long time! If there is no progress in this case, how can we go back to Sichuan to see our parents and fellow villagers?" Yang Rui's chubby face full of childishness showed a bit of worry. "Your feelings are understandable, but what they said is also reasonable." Zhang Zhidong said, thinking about the word "opportunity".Yes, if there is a good opportunity, things will indeed be easier to handle.But where is the opportunity, where is the opportunity? "Uncle Qiao, I've already drafted a piece of paper. Take a look first. If you have any ideas, you can also talk about it. This is a draft and needs to be revised." Zhang Zhidong walked to the desk, picked up a paper-thick stack of paper and handed it to Yang Rui. "Oh, you've written so much!" Yang Rui was surprised and delighted, and took it solemnly with both hands, as if holding up the hope of Dongxiang scholars. Memorial, in the mind of young scholar Yang Rui, has an extremely sacred status.This is written for the empress dowager and the emperor. Once approved by them, the words written in ink will become iron reality.Yang Rui has written many articles.His articles are considered well written, but what good are those articles?He thought to himself, no matter how good an idea is, no matter how beneficial to the national economy and the people's livelihood, no matter how severe the attack on illegal activities, they are all just words on paper, without the slightest practical meaning, because you can't spread them widely. How many people read your splendid article?Only articles like memorials are effective, and this is the real writing that helps the world and the people.After returning to Sichuan, I must study harder, and the examination room must go smoothly. I must go from being a scholar to a scholar, and from a scholar to an academician. One day sooner, I will get the status of Xiangshi today, and I will speak for the country and the people one day sooner! With this kind of mood in mind, Yang Rui carefully read every word.Zhang Zhidong's memorials have always enjoyed a high reputation for their rigorous but not rigid rules, accurate but not dry diction, extensive but not confusing arguments, and comprehensive but not superficial suggestions.This fold also fully reflects the characteristics of "Zhang Zou".Yang Rui was completely attracted by its charm. While Yang Rui was reading, another idea came to Zhang Zhidong's mind: During the three years in Sichuan, he saw with his own eyes how much suffering the Shu people suffered, but after returning to Beijing, he did not see Chuan Duchuan. There have been memorials about the hardships of the people in the feudal clan, and even the Beijing officials from Sichuan did not mention it.Local officials have always reported good news but not bad news, concealed crises, and whitewashed peace in exchange for their own promotions. As for the life and death of the people, they never cared about them.Beijing officials have to accept ice and charcoal gifts from local officials in their hometown every year, as well as other gifts of various names.To take advantage of others, of course, you can only repay by saying good things.Such internal and external consistency kept the empress dowager and the emperor in the dark.In the eyes of the imperial court, the mountains and rivers of Bashan and Shushui are still the old saying in the history books thousands of years ago: the land of abundance, the wealth of the world, but it is not the same now.We should take this opportunity to report the plight of the Shu people to the Queen Mother and the Emperor. This will not only let the court know the real situation in Sichuan, but also facilitate the re-examination of the Dongxiang case.Just when he was about to pick up his pen, he suddenly felt tired all over. Zhang Zhidong has always had a weak physique, and when he was in his thirties, he had gray hair on his temples.After the age of forty, he often has a feeling of aging, and he can't help but feel a little fear: the real career of his life has not yet begun, how can he continue like this?Today I drafted two memorials in one day, and I spent too much energy, and I feel more tired than before.Write it tomorrow!As soon as this idea came out, he immediately suppressed it. Zhang Zhidong is a person with a stubborn personality and a strong will. Whatever he wants to do must be done.Three memorials in one day were unprecedented in his past, and few people in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty had done such a thing.However, only in this way can it attract the attention of the imperial court, and can it reflect the heart of caring for the Shu people of a former Sichuan scholar. "Master Xiang, I've read both the original paper and the accompanying film. Dongxiang's injustice case, if you submit a memorial like yours, it will definitely be cleared up soon." Yang Rui's earnest heart was deeply moved by Zhang Zhidong's manuscript, and thus increased his respect for the teacher. "I hope so!" Zhang Zhidong said.He leaned back in the chair, letting his body relax as much as possible. "Master Xiang, can I transcribe your two manuscripts for you?" Yang Rui's eyes shot a warm look.For a respected classic student who shoulders the great trust of his father, fellow villagers, and a young scholar who longs for a smooth career and become a pillar of the country as soon as possible, this is a very meaningful thing. Seeing that Zhang Zhidong didn't make a sound, he quickly added: "Let me copy it again. If you can't play it, it's better to keep it as a foundation!" In normal times, Zhang Zhidong would never agree to Yang Rui's request.Firstly, it is also an expression of loyalty to the emperor by personally transcribing the manuscript; secondly, after all, it is not a complicated drama, so I have time to transcribe by myself.But tonight, he still had to draft an accompanying piece, and he couldn't tell the time, but another idea popped up in an instant, which prompted him to make a quick decision. He remembered that twenty years ago, when he failed the first exam, he went to visit his cousin Zhang Zhiwan in Kaifeng, Henan.Zhang Zhiwan thinks highly of this cousin. Except for the secret book, he always invites his twenty-five-year-old cousin to participate in the process from the drafting to the distribution of the general memorial, either by asking him to draft it, or by asking him to transcribe it. , or show him the manuscripts of the masters in the shogunate.In this process, Zhang Zhidong gained a lot of insight.Sometimes Zhang Zhiwan said to him with a smile: "I am training future border officials." Zhang Zhidong will remember this friendship with his cousin all his life.At present, this respected scholar who has just passed the weak crown, his qualifications, character, knowledge, and talents are not inferior to his own. It is also good to make him have a good impression of the teacher for the rest of his life. After receiving the teacher's clear answer, Yang Rui's blood was soaring, and a sense of holiness immediately filled his whole body.Zhang Zhidong found several copies of the memorials he had left behind, explained the format and writing method to the students in detail, and then walked out of the study.He looked up at the sky, the crescent moon was crescent, densely covered with stars, the deep black sky was mysterious and unpredictable, it gave people a strong temptation, and it was easy to make life sigh endlessly.A gust of night wind blew, Zhang Zhidong felt a bit chilly, it was already the second watch. After taking a hot bath, Zhang Zhidong regained his vigorous energy during the day, and when he returned to the study, Yang Rui was carefully copying stroke by stroke under the lamp.He looked at it from behind: the calligraphy is dignified and beautiful, and the format meets the requirements, and he is very satisfied.As soon as he sat at the desk, the plight of the people in Sichuan came to his mind again. According to Yang Rui, the last time Encheng and Tong Hua returned to Beijing from Sichuan to report to the imperial court, they said that the additional money collected in addition to the one tael was only 4,200 cash, which was actually far more than this amount.The villagers in Sichuan are honest and obedient. If there is only this number, no matter how hard everyone suffers, they will grit their teeth and hand it over.In fact, in the most barren counties, about six taels of silver are charged in addition to the one tael, and in many counties it is as high as ten taels.The people couldn't afford the money.As for Dongxiang County, the situation is even more serious.Zhang Zhidong already knew this when he was still in Sichuan.In order to fill the pockets of himself and the greedy people in the yamen, Sun Dingyang, the magistrate of Dongxiang County, set up a clever scheme and extorted money.Yi Yinzhi, the magistrate, reduced the amount to 7,000 Wen, which was not too low, but Sun Dingyang refused to listen, and went his own way, still collecting more than ten times the regular money.Sun Dingyang is exactly the kind of corrupt official who forces the people to oppose the court! Thinking of this, Zhang Zhidong suddenly became angry.He spread the paper and rubbed the ink, and wrote vigorously: "Okay, that's it for finalizing!" Zhang Zhidong became excited about the few words he had drawn up, threw the pen away, and stood up abruptly.Yang Rui was copying with bated breath, and was startled by Zhang Zhidong's loud cry, knowing that the teacher had another wonderful sentence, so he hurried over to see it first. "Master Xiang, with your words, if Sun Dingyang and Li Youheng don't go to the guillotine, I'm afraid even the Queen Mother won't agree." After Yang Rui finished speaking, he picked up the manuscript and read it aloud again, admiring it from the bottom of his heart. "Not only do we need to borrow their heads to express a sigh of relief for the elders in Sichuan, but also use their heads to govern the whole day!" Zhang Zhidong said firmly, looking out the window in the dark night. "Master Xiang, it's almost four o'clock, you go to rest, I'll copy it, and I can copy it before dawn. If you are satisfied, you can send it in the morning." After all, he was a young man in his early twenties, and Yang Rui didn't feel tired at all. On the contrary, he was inspired by the noble emotion of pleading for the people, and his mood became higher and higher. "Uncle Qiao, do you think that with these three memorials, Dongxiang's unjust case will definitely come to light, and Sun Dingyang and Li Youheng will definitely be beheaded?" Zhang Zhidong looked at the young scholar with a rosy complexion solemnly. "With these three memorials of yours, and the cooperation of a few people, the matter will definitely be done." Yang Rui nodded confidently. "Maybe it won't be so convenient." Zhang Zhidong looked at the cluster of orange lights on the desk in a blink of an eye, and said slowly, "The previous finalized case and last year's review were all affirmed by decrees, and now I have to invite you again." How easy it is to overthrow the pre-determined order!" Like a basin of cold water being poured, the little scholar of Zunjing Academy lost his mind for a moment, he stared blankly at the teacher pacing with his hands behind his back, and muttered in his mouth: "Then what should we do, what should we do then? " Yes, what should I do?Zhang Zhidong was also thinking hard about this problem.In the distance, there seems to be a faint sound of morning rooster crowing, and it is almost dawn!He was sleepless and lost in thought. Suddenly, he thought of something, and suddenly a surge of hope arose in his heart, and he hurriedly said to Yang Rui: "Stop copying, and you should go to bed quickly, these memorials will not be released for the time being, and we will talk about it in a few days." Why wait a few days?Yang Rui looked suspiciously at the somewhat emotional front desk, he couldn't understand why the teacher suddenly changed again.